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romney has a very detailed to plan. it used to be that all respectable economists thought that was a good idea. if you look at the assertion that president obama that makes sense are at up, that is the biggest fraud i ever seen in american politics. what are they waiving away as their $4 trillion number? they are waiving the president's budget. that budget was criticized by hardly a lackey of the republicans. there are $1 trillion in there because of the peace dividend. frankly when i looked at the $4 trillion, i wondered what they did not make it $10 trillion. if you look at the other phantom savings in the $4 trillion, there are all sorts of things like interest-rate savings and so on. this is accepted by every budget analysts. the thing that really rips me up is that he mentioned the stimulus plan from last year. he is blaming the republicans. there's a lot of blame coming from the other side. the position is that we need to invest more in shovel ready products. that is what he is saying. do you know where they advan
romney has a very detailed to plan. it used to be that all respectable economists thought that was a good idea. if you look at the assertion that president obama that makes sense are at up, that is the biggest fraud i ever seen in american politics. what are they waiving away as their $4 trillion number? they are waiving the president's budget. that budget was criticized by hardly a lackey of the republicans. there are $1 trillion in there because of the peace dividend. frankly when i looked at...
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ul later in the day, governor romney will be in ohio with paul ryan. also on c-span. >> the first debate between presidential candidate mitt romney and president barack obama is next wednesday october 3. jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span, including airline debate. view starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. followed by the policy debate at 9:00 p.m. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span reo, an online at c-span.org. >> we underestimate how much we forget our our own ideas and how much we read. it is just terrible. even those of us with good memories. particularly if an idea is a fragmentary thing, saying that it is interesting and it kind of disappears. what i find a lot of people do is to not choose to write everything down, but to keep everything together. don't or burr -- don't over organize your notes. you want to allow a collision between your ideas. but the important thing is to go back and read all those notes. look at the notes from six years ago and all the ideas here she had good. that is what the
ul later in the day, governor romney will be in ohio with paul ryan. also on c-span. >> the first debate between presidential candidate mitt romney and president barack obama is next wednesday october 3. jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span, including airline debate. view starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. followed by the policy debate at 9:00 p.m. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span reo, an online at c-span.org. >> we underestimate...
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governor romney has stated why this is an unwise decision. it does not work for employers or job creators and it clearly does not work for the states. host: let's go to cathy from new jersey. you are on with congressman tom price. caller: good morning. i have a situation where i am a five-year cancer survivor. i need to have a procedure. i am unemployed, my husband is unemployed, and my unemployment is running out. my cobra is increasing in october 18%. what do i do? i am in a tough situation. i have household bills and rent. host: thank you. let me get a response from the congressman. guest: a real challenging health situation. my mom passed a little over a year ago. i wish you all the best. i would contact your position immediately to make sure you can get the highest quality care. i think the take-home discussion is pre-existing conditions can be solved for a wonderful way in the market. by allowing individuals to pull together with millions of other americans. that is the way to do it. the president wants to say we believe that your healt
governor romney has stated why this is an unwise decision. it does not work for employers or job creators and it clearly does not work for the states. host: let's go to cathy from new jersey. you are on with congressman tom price. caller: good morning. i have a situation where i am a five-year cancer survivor. i need to have a procedure. i am unemployed, my husband is unemployed, and my unemployment is running out. my cobra is increasing in october 18%. what do i do? i am in a tough situation....
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first, i know mitt romney. i have been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year, and i have been friends with him for four. i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney's back was up against the wall, when people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people, the competitive fire inside mitt romney said no. ask newt gingrich after he beat governor romney in south carolina and sat on tv i think it is pretty clear i am going to be the republican nominee. and they went down to florida, and mitt romney wiped the floor with him. rick perry said he was the front-runner in new hampshire. governor romney stood on the stage with him in new hampshire and gave him such a whooping that he couldn't even remember which part of government he wanted to eliminate. mitt romney reduced him to saying oops. and now we go to barack obama a week ago wednesday. and you know, if i were on the president's campaign, i would have said so listen, give the guy a red bull or som
first, i know mitt romney. i have been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year, and i have been friends with him for four. i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney's back was up against the wall, when people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people, the competitive fire inside mitt romney said no. ask newt gingrich after he beat governor romney in south carolina and sat on tv i think it is pretty clear i am going to be...
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i do not know what mitt romney has in mind. we do not know what he is doing, but the people around him are many of the same people who were around bush before. i suspect we would expect something more along that line. >> what i am going to do is take several questions and then come back to the panel. let me start right behind you. then we will go across this way in the purple shirt. >> i m a university of california student. in regard to intervention in syria for u.s. policy should be, how do we account for lower level tiers of the fallout if we decide to intervene, for example the alawite population? what'd you think will happen to them? do you think that can be foreseen if we decide to intervene? >> the 75% who voted for the islamic party not because there were islamic party, but in egypt for 17 years there were no political parties. they became more political. it is small. mohammad morsi was on a visit to the european union. he said that i am against that. we did that except in cairo the demonstrations of private property an
i do not know what mitt romney has in mind. we do not know what he is doing, but the people around him are many of the same people who were around bush before. i suspect we would expect something more along that line. >> what i am going to do is take several questions and then come back to the panel. let me start right behind you. then we will go across this way in the purple shirt. >> i m a university of california student. in regard to intervention in syria for u.s. policy should...
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mitt romney and i have a five. plan for a strong for middle- class come up for more jobs, for higher take-home pay, for more economic growth, prosperity and opportunity. virginia, of all people who ought to understand this, it is right here in virginia. we have a lot of energy in this country. let's use that energy. coal, gas, oil, all the above. there are some me people who are in between jobs. there are so many people who have lost jobs. they need skills, they need to have a good education system so they can get back on their feet. that is incredibly important. we also have to remember that in america, with most of the world's population in other countries, we need to grow more things and make more things and sell them overseas. we have to have good trade so that people treat us fairly. we wish we had partners in the senate, but we do not. we have got to stop spending money we just do not have. we've got to cut spending. this is mortgaging our children's future. the senate has not passed a budget and three years.
mitt romney and i have a five. plan for a strong for middle- class come up for more jobs, for higher take-home pay, for more economic growth, prosperity and opportunity. virginia, of all people who ought to understand this, it is right here in virginia. we have a lot of energy in this country. let's use that energy. coal, gas, oil, all the above. there are some me people who are in between jobs. there are so many people who have lost jobs. they need skills, they need to have a good education...
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however, white women voted for mitt romney. when you broke down and women devoted other race, it is just sending. unmarried women made up 22% of the electorate. but they voted 70% to 30% democratic. one of color, latina women, black women that this is how barack obama won the presidency in races were decided. white women were not on that side of the vote. i would say that what i hear often, and this comes to issues of getting more women to run and more women of color to run is everybody will tell you it's a pipeline problem. if there's too many bylines from women or women of color in the media, everybody says women never pitch. and so that's something you hear. for me, one of the stars of this political event was nina turner and ohio. as you'll see in television doing incredible work on voter suppression staff in ohio. she was not up for election, but she was a star and is everybody talks about the other person that the person was nailed for, a republican black woman who just barely lost to elect for a moment like she was going
however, white women voted for mitt romney. when you broke down and women devoted other race, it is just sending. unmarried women made up 22% of the electorate. but they voted 70% to 30% democratic. one of color, latina women, black women that this is how barack obama won the presidency in races were decided. white women were not on that side of the vote. i would say that what i hear often, and this comes to issues of getting more women to run and more women of color to run is everybody will...
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first i know mitt romney. i know mitt romney i've been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year and i've been friend with him for four. and i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney was up against the wall, people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people. the competitive fire inside him said no. ask newt gingrich. after he beat him in south carolina and said i think it's pretty clear i'm going to be the republican nominee for president and he went to florida and mitt romney wiped the floor with him and ended his campaign. and then rick perry came up from texas saying he was the front runner in new hampshire and governor romney stood on the stage with him in new hampshire and gave him such a wooping that he couldn't remember which department he wanted to eliminate. mitt romney reduced him to saying oops and now we go to barack obama. a week ago wednesday. and if i were on the president's campaign i would have said give the guy a red bull or
first i know mitt romney. i know mitt romney i've been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year and i've been friend with him for four. and i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney was up against the wall, people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people. the competitive fire inside him said no. ask newt gingrich. after he beat him in south carolina and said i think it's pretty clear i'm going to be the republican nominee...
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mitt romney will do that. [applause] i understand and there is a lot more i could tell you -- there is a lot more i would like to say. the person that you want to hear from is waiting. that is the importance speaker. i do want to point out to you that i understand that this election will be about jobs and the economy. that is completely logical. but i also want to tell you about the great and grave concern i have about the lack of american leadership in the world today. and i think that, when i traveled around the world, i can tell you that leaders all over the world believe that the united states of america is in decline. this is not the country that ronald reagan had the stewardship of. this is not a shining city on a hill to the rest of the world. it is a country that has articulated a policy of "leading from behind." that, my friends, is not the role of the united states of america since the 20th-century and must have been the 21st century. i want to mention one aspect of it. i will give you some straight
mitt romney will do that. [applause] i understand and there is a lot more i could tell you -- there is a lot more i would like to say. the person that you want to hear from is waiting. that is the importance speaker. i do want to point out to you that i understand that this election will be about jobs and the economy. that is completely logical. but i also want to tell you about the great and grave concern i have about the lack of american leadership in the world today. and i think that, when i...
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mitt romney well. -- mitt romney will. host: correct me film' wrong. were the republicans in the state that decided to confine early voting to a smaller period this year of two weeks or so? guest: early voting in wisconsin, at least in-person voting, will finish a week from today, actually. it will be a week from today. early voting started this past monday and will finish a week from today. but absentee ballots will be accepted up until after the election. we made some commonsense changes in the elections law here because wisconsin has a different state. we don't have a statewide voters list here in wisconsin. you have to go out and get it in all the counties. wisconsin also has a huge number of local government. wisconsin is about 5.35 million people. we have about 1,850 local units of government. so there's a lot of bureaucracy there. so we put some commonsense changes into place to try to bring order a little bit to. so elections. look, acorn and some of those groups don't like it, but the voters consistently, and also in the voter i.d. bill, 71% o
mitt romney well. -- mitt romney will. host: correct me film' wrong. were the republicans in the state that decided to confine early voting to a smaller period this year of two weeks or so? guest: early voting in wisconsin, at least in-person voting, will finish a week from today, actually. it will be a week from today. early voting started this past monday and will finish a week from today. but absentee ballots will be accepted up until after the election. we made some commonsense changes in...
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they got left out by mitt romney and the rest of them. take-out the superstructure of the party apparatus and everybody takes it seriously. maybe these guys will contradict me. >> i prefer taxes on consumption as opposed to on investment or anything that creates additional income. i'm not a fan of the drug war. i would be skeptical of marijuana legalization. i would have to see some numbers to see if it would bring the types of numbers that we are talking about. it would be a tough thing to do politically. i'm not sure if it's something you can put in the context of a deficit reduction package. a serious package would entail other things that are difficult to do. >> i think most liberals are where you are. i don't think liberals have abandoned the issues the way you suggest. there are some in the liberal community and there is an appetite for what you're saying . i would look at what will be best for public health. if there was a shift for treatment, it would be a private reason for me to do it. the politics are very tricky. it wasn't pop
they got left out by mitt romney and the rest of them. take-out the superstructure of the party apparatus and everybody takes it seriously. maybe these guys will contradict me. >> i prefer taxes on consumption as opposed to on investment or anything that creates additional income. i'm not a fan of the drug war. i would be skeptical of marijuana legalization. i would have to see some numbers to see if it would bring the types of numbers that we are talking about. it would be a tough thing...
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i think that is the issue that mitt romney, governor romney, was attempting to promote. the fact of the matter is that we have a substantial loss of automobile manufacturing jobs in ohio between 2008 when the 2011. we have not recovered some of those jobs. some of those jobs, we have recovered. to say that chrysler is not going to be producing jeeps in china is incorrect, because they have admitted that they are going to open a plant in china. they are in the process of doing the right now. >> you think governor romney could have done a better job in how he presented that ad? it has gotten a lot of a pushcart. vice-president biden called it "flagrantly dishonest." he said, >guest: i am not going to get into individual ads on television. in ohio, you have been bombarded with ads from both sides of the aisles. it is something the average voter will talk to you about on the street, the negativity of many of the eds, and the accuracy of many of the eds. i am not going to comment on it. i think the washington post made some comment on this ad, and said it was not "pants on fi
i think that is the issue that mitt romney, governor romney, was attempting to promote. the fact of the matter is that we have a substantial loss of automobile manufacturing jobs in ohio between 2008 when the 2011. we have not recovered some of those jobs. some of those jobs, we have recovered. to say that chrysler is not going to be producing jeeps in china is incorrect, because they have admitted that they are going to open a plant in china. they are in the process of doing the right now....
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williamson, the romney campaign said that governor romney but not grant exemptions to the mdaa sanctions to countries like china, if they fail to cut their imports from iran. does that mean governor romney, if elected, would not exercise a national-security waiver to spare turn it the effect of the sanctions? >> i did not know you were asking two questions. >> in terms of army the opposition, early on the earliest concern was lack of clear information and reliable information on exactly who the opposition was, where the arms would go, how would you control that, and the very real risk that given that there are some al qaeda elements there and other extremists, that some american arms supplies could fall into the hands of terrorist organizations and that that would pose a serious downside risk. beyond that, i think the focus of this administration is really on trying to create the basis, the political conditions for transition. and so the focus on working with the opposition has been to give them communications, logistics', all kinds of assistance to help them be more coherent and effecti
williamson, the romney campaign said that governor romney but not grant exemptions to the mdaa sanctions to countries like china, if they fail to cut their imports from iran. does that mean governor romney, if elected, would not exercise a national-security waiver to spare turn it the effect of the sanctions? >> i did not know you were asking two questions. >> in terms of army the opposition, early on the earliest concern was lack of clear information and reliable information on...
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mitt romney is geared up. scott of clear politics has a story this morning about he went to visit the former romney office in new hampshire, which is a swing-ish state in the "top 10" or 12, and the romney office from new hampshire is closed with a for lease sign, while the obama one has a couple of offices. they have done events in 10 counties. so they have had the luxury of building the organization and working their muscle, where as romney has had to hopscotch from state to state and now has to go back and building organizations in key states. host: that for lease sign would provide an interesting photographic image. this is our first piece of video. this is a story you tell in the book. this is from the myrtle beach debate when governor romney was questioned about his tax returns. >> i looked at what has been done in campaigns in the past with senator mccain, president george w bush or whatever. they have tended to release tax records in april or tax season. the law requires us to release all of our assets
mitt romney is geared up. scott of clear politics has a story this morning about he went to visit the former romney office in new hampshire, which is a swing-ish state in the "top 10" or 12, and the romney office from new hampshire is closed with a for lease sign, while the obama one has a couple of offices. they have done events in 10 counties. so they have had the luxury of building the organization and working their muscle, where as romney has had to hopscotch from state to state...
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he is the chair of the romney for wisconsin campaign. is albert said there as well? -- alberta there as well? i just wanted to mention that. thank you, ted. [applause] >> i've got a gentleman over here. >> you talked in your earlier remarks about calling beyond yourself in the run for presidency. obviously, that is not a light decision. am assuming you had discussion with your wife, ann. could you tell us some of your thoughts and her thoughts in this? >> ann played a big role in this. she is the best. she is absolutely extraordinary. i fell in love with her in high school and i'm still passionately in love with that woman. she is a fighter. and she has ms and has done a great job overcoming that. she has also battled breast cancer successfully. she is a champion and cares about people who have real challenges. two years ago when we were thinking about this, i said, ann, let's talk about the pros and cons. she said she wanted me to run again. i said, let's talk about this and she said, talk to the hand. you have to run again. in her view, having spent my life in smal
he is the chair of the romney for wisconsin campaign. is albert said there as well? -- alberta there as well? i just wanted to mention that. thank you, ted. [applause] >> i've got a gentleman over here. >> you talked in your earlier remarks about calling beyond yourself in the run for presidency. obviously, that is not a light decision. am assuming you had discussion with your wife, ann. could you tell us some of your thoughts and her thoughts in this? >> ann played a big role...
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romney is. >> you would like to think romney? >> he would like to do more wheeling and dealing in business. >> romney had your votes from the beginning. you are a mccain voter four years later, why doesn't he have in? it should be locked down. >> it should be locked down, and i cannot tell you what it is in the back of my mind, and part of it has to do with the republican platform and women's health issues, which should not be an issue. >> i want to see some good answers in the debate. i do not want to see a bunch of name calling. i want to see candidates lay on the line what they are going to do and not be diverted by political questions. good i want to hear what they are going to do, and the candidate who gives me that i will vote for them. >> christina you voted for years ago for? >> barack obama. >> you are staying with him? >> a exactly. >> you are staying with him because? >> i think a lot of social issues and women's health issues are making it hard to move towards the republican platform, but i do like a lot of things on
romney is. >> you would like to think romney? >> he would like to do more wheeling and dealing in business. >> romney had your votes from the beginning. you are a mccain voter four years later, why doesn't he have in? it should be locked down. >> it should be locked down, and i cannot tell you what it is in the back of my mind, and part of it has to do with the republican platform and women's health issues, which should not be an issue. >> i want to see some good...
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romney said he would sign it. then when that got no traction because of guys like bill nelson stopping it in the senate and he realized it was so unpopular, then what happened is they came along with a new program. it's still the same voucher. the voucher is just works a little different. but without going through the detail with you, it's still going to cost seniors tense of thousands of dollars. there are three studies one of which says it would cost somebody 54 years a total of $60,000 more to have the same coverage medicare gives them over their life of medicare. another study came out today and said it was going to in fact, you would have everybody going on medicare if it was in place now would cost you about $120 a month more than you now pay for the same healthcare you're getting now. that's if it went into effect. that's what the foundation said. this is not joe biden. they found the voucher plan being proposed, more than 90% of people in florida on medicare would have higher premiums. the average premium
romney said he would sign it. then when that got no traction because of guys like bill nelson stopping it in the senate and he realized it was so unpopular, then what happened is they came along with a new program. it's still the same voucher. the voucher is just works a little different. but without going through the detail with you, it's still going to cost seniors tense of thousands of dollars. there are three studies one of which says it would cost somebody 54 years a total of $60,000 more...
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i think it is actually an advantage that romney does not have an automatic sense of what he would impose on foreign policy, because i think the world is evolving in ways we don't understand right now. i would just give you a couple of quick examples. i was at a speech in singapore in june and i went early to listen to some of the speakers before i talked. one of them was a chinese in economist who pointed out in the next 10 years, india will add 70 billion -- 70 million workers and china because of the one child policy will lose 70 million workers. i went back to rss who works -- russ for me here, i asked sen meet the comparative numbers. 70 million workers added to india is the equivalent of the gentleman and british work force combined. nobody here -- our foreign- policy establishment in both parties doesn't think about a world in which the addition is bigger than germany and great britain, and yet that is the reality. if you look at the build up of military force in asia and the decline of military force in europe, there are very substantial changes underway in ways we don't fully und
i think it is actually an advantage that romney does not have an automatic sense of what he would impose on foreign policy, because i think the world is evolving in ways we don't understand right now. i would just give you a couple of quick examples. i was at a speech in singapore in june and i went early to listen to some of the speakers before i talked. one of them was a chinese in economist who pointed out in the next 10 years, india will add 70 billion -- 70 million workers and china...
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mitt romney and paul ryan. [cheers and applause] , let me ask you today, are you going to do everything you can possibly do in the next eight days to ensure that we can bring back america's promise? are you going to do it? [cheers] put up your hand if you're going to put another sign for him, go door-to-door, commit and the next eight days. let me see your hands. [cheers] commit to i
mitt romney and paul ryan. [cheers and applause] , let me ask you today, are you going to do everything you can possibly do in the next eight days to ensure that we can bring back america's promise? are you going to do it? [cheers] put up your hand if you're going to put another sign for him, go door-to-door, commit and the next eight days. let me see your hands. [cheers] commit to i
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what they are undecided about is mitt romney. that is why barack obama is attacking romney. just as peter had his favorite questions and focus groups, i have mine. here are the questions we asked -- if you could describe back obama as an animal, what would he be? jeb bush stillives me trouble for the focus groups we did for him. this is an interesting exercise. here is what voters had to say. first, he is a deer in the headlights. he does not say much. he is confused. he is a lack of a creature, but he makes you wonder what is there -- likable creature, but he makes you wonder what is there. he is a turtle, slow movement. he is an, he has delivered nothing -- ass, he has not delivered nothing. that resentment -- finally, a butterfly. what this indicates is a real disappointment with president obama. they voted for real change in 2008 and they did not get it. they are still hopeful, but they did not get the change there looking for. there is the sense that they voted for a transformation leader in barack obama, and what they have now is a politician that is really no differen
what they are undecided about is mitt romney. that is why barack obama is attacking romney. just as peter had his favorite questions and focus groups, i have mine. here are the questions we asked -- if you could describe back obama as an animal, what would he be? jeb bush stillives me trouble for the focus groups we did for him. this is an interesting exercise. here is what voters had to say. first, he is a deer in the headlights. he does not say much. he is confused. he is a lack of a...
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that's the america mitt romney believes in. you have strong right to work laws like you do in south carolina and crg you can actually get people back to work. we had more on the attack on the american energy industry. president's attacking coal. i tell you that's not the past. that is not the past they're reating job in this country. spending and taxes. you know, we need a president that gets it that it's not the government's money, it's your money that's getting budgeted up there in washington, d.c. and so we have the largest increase in the national debt for any president in american history. >> they can't even get a budget so we need a change. mitt romney balanced the budget. he cut $3 billion in definite spending. he cut taxes three different times. to an unsustainable and immoral level. mitt romney will run the finances of the united states like it was his own family money. that's what you need, somebody that cared about your money. -- somebody that cares about your money. [cheers and applause] we need -- we need a preside
that's the america mitt romney believes in. you have strong right to work laws like you do in south carolina and crg you can actually get people back to work. we had more on the attack on the american energy industry. president's attacking coal. i tell you that's not the past. that is not the past they're reating job in this country. spending and taxes. you know, we need a president that gets it that it's not the government's money, it's your money that's getting budgeted up there in...
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but i am just as happy to work with a governor romney and if romney is the president i'll do the same as i did with president bush. i wanted him to be a success because if the president successful we're be successful. >> i can't understand for the life of me why you would want to support someone who has not caused our economy to improve, but to get worse. when you voted for the stimulus plan, we have had a net loss as of this year. for the first time our unemployment rate is below 8%, but our debt has increased, not something that we should talk about in the abstract, but the real doubt that all of us have. this is wrong what we are doing, and we need to get government back on track. >> now for round three, we will start with andrew horning. you have one minute. >> why would anybody vote for the status quo again? if i were a voter, i should be angry. why are we not war and agree with the choices we have been given? i have not voted for anybody who has won in the last 30 years, so you cannot blame me. because i vote for losers. we have the highest percentage of citizens in prison. the
but i am just as happy to work with a governor romney and if romney is the president i'll do the same as i did with president bush. i wanted him to be a success because if the president successful we're be successful. >> i can't understand for the life of me why you would want to support someone who has not caused our economy to improve, but to get worse. when you voted for the stimulus plan, we have had a net loss as of this year. for the first time our unemployment rate is below 8%, but...
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i am a romney supporter. i do believe the longer this goes on, the worse it is going to be for the republican party. i wish it was over so we could get on with the business. host: before you respond, i want to listen to what rick santorum said about his campaign on the sunday shows yestereday. [video clip] >> it is not the longest of long shots. so many of the delegates coming to the convention are unbound delegates, provided that romney has all the delegates and a big lead, the numbers don't bear that out. >> would you acknowledge he is the most likely nominee, as newt gingrich did this week? >> he is ahead right now, but less than half the votes -- less than half the delegates have been selected. go back your years ago, governor romney was still in the race at this point and he was not doing nearly as well as we are. i just think we have a lot of panic out there among the establishment, because the establishment has tried to convince the republicans across this country and conservatives that they need mitt
i am a romney supporter. i do believe the longer this goes on, the worse it is going to be for the republican party. i wish it was over so we could get on with the business. host: before you respond, i want to listen to what rick santorum said about his campaign on the sunday shows yestereday. [video clip] >> it is not the longest of long shots. so many of the delegates coming to the convention are unbound delegates, provided that romney has all the delegates and a big lead, the numbers...
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ec romney -- you see romney wants to help a certain group of people. even in 2008, a lot of republicans voted democratic because it is common sense. you want to help everybody. host: seth mcglocland joins us live on the phone. the romney has landed minutes ago. tickets for being with us. -- thank you for being with us. walk us through your day. what has it been like for you covering and drilling mitt romney on this day before the election? guest: he has been running at a breakneck pace today. he started in florida with an event at an airport there and bounced to lynchburg, virginia. he had another event in virginia right after that. from there, we flew to columbus, ohio, where we had a giant rally. the other route was that -- the other rally was a in fairfax, virginia. from there, he landed in new hampshire. this was supposed to be the grand hurrah of the campaign. butt hey did a -- but they did add two more events to mark. so he will pick up small and vote in -- and vote then we will head to cleveland and pittsburgh where i believe there will be small
ec romney -- you see romney wants to help a certain group of people. even in 2008, a lot of republicans voted democratic because it is common sense. you want to help everybody. host: seth mcglocland joins us live on the phone. the romney has landed minutes ago. tickets for being with us. -- thank you for being with us. walk us through your day. what has it been like for you covering and drilling mitt romney on this day before the election? guest: he has been running at a breakneck pace today....
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romney! romney! romney! >>, ok, we got to keep cheering, to let them know. ♪ i see them. they are right in front of the bus, waving. let's give our best welcome to our comeback team, mitt romney, ann romney, and congressman paul ryan. ♪ >> thank you, everybody. what a welcome. this is great. look how far back this goes. >> romney! romney! >> sisters, how are you doing? good to see you. thank you, everybody. thank you so much for coming out. thank you for standing in line, and thank you so much for what you are about to do. you are going to let this man be the next president of the united states. it is great to be back home in big ten country. i represent the west part of the western shoreline of lake michigan. you've got the sand, and we have a rocks. we all come from the same place. i want to tell you something. we got a big decision to make. we are going to be deciding the kind of country we want to be, the kind of country we are going to have, not just for the next four years, but for a generation. president obama has put our nation on a path to debt, to doubt, and a
romney! romney! romney! >>, ok, we got to keep cheering, to let them know. ♪ i see them. they are right in front of the bus, waving. let's give our best welcome to our comeback team, mitt romney, ann romney, and congressman paul ryan. ♪ >> thank you, everybody. what a welcome. this is great. look how far back this goes. >> romney! romney! >> sisters, how are you doing? good to see you. thank you, everybody. thank you so much for coming out. thank you for standing in...
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romney was their choice. he joined the organizing committee in february of 1999. >> there was competition in utah, jon huntsman who also ran for president this year, was also being considered. >> speaking with some of the people when they launched that search, they considered about 10 candidates. jon huntsman was one of the names that surface. mitt romney came to the top of the list fairly early on. even his critics, the ones who have misgivings about certain elements of his performance, nobody said he did not do an excellent job in shepherding the games to a successful conclusion. >> there is a question you posed in the time magazine piece -- how much credit should mitt romney receive for the success of the 2002 winter games? how do you answer that? >> even those are critical of his comments about the games will it knowledge he did a very good job. he inherited the games at a precarious moment when public confidence had cratered and sponsors were on the cusp of exiting because they did not want their names t
romney was their choice. he joined the organizing committee in february of 1999. >> there was competition in utah, jon huntsman who also ran for president this year, was also being considered. >> speaking with some of the people when they launched that search, they considered about 10 candidates. jon huntsman was one of the names that surface. mitt romney came to the top of the list fairly early on. even his critics, the ones who have misgivings about certain elements of his...
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barack obama is more for working people than mitt romney. mitt romney is for the very rich. he does not identify with us. does not understand what we go through every day. he does not understand the decisions we have to make. he doesn't understand it. you should not be cutting aid to colleges or pell grants or anything. you should be increasing them for the good of the country. >> i am with "the washington examiner." i was curious exactly how much money was spent in the wisconsin recall election. >> the afl-cio? less than $500,000. >> do you believe it was well spent? >> absolutely. we took back control of the senate. scott walker cannot do some of the nonsensical foolish things that he tried to do. he cannot continue to make war on his employees. now, he will have to try to create jobs because we will have jobs proposals put up in front of him and he will either support them or not. >> could the president have helped by showing up and being more engaged in the race? could he have made a difference? >> that was debated back and forth underground. people did not believe this,
barack obama is more for working people than mitt romney. mitt romney is for the very rich. he does not identify with us. does not understand what we go through every day. he does not understand the decisions we have to make. he doesn't understand it. you should not be cutting aid to colleges or pell grants or anything. you should be increasing them for the good of the country. >> i am with "the washington examiner." i was curious exactly how much money was spent in the...
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this ad is taking aim at the koran need your good -- now taking aim at mitt romney. >> mitt romney docketed huge fees for the 04 companies collapsed --are those the valut? >> we should point out the obama campaign has been taking aim at mitt romney since last year. >> from the beginning. they're taught -- of their calculations regardless has been the president will be against mitt romney come the fall. and so they have done effectively the job of getting themselves inserted into the narrative of the gop primary process which is what you want to do if you're an incumbent. and certainly have that ability to shape people's perceptions of what you are saying and doing at the time you are saying and doing it. by that time you get to -- people have formed an opinion about you that is more to the liking i crafted as opposed to what you have done over the past months or year. that is what romney will be up against in the fall. not that -- that will be played back in sound bites and commercials but more importantly, the stuff the president's team has done. to insert themselves. we will see how the r
this ad is taking aim at the koran need your good -- now taking aim at mitt romney. >> mitt romney docketed huge fees for the 04 companies collapsed --are those the valut? >> we should point out the obama campaign has been taking aim at mitt romney since last year. >> from the beginning. they're taught -- of their calculations regardless has been the president will be against mitt romney come the fall. and so they have done effectively the job of getting themselves inserted...
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if mitt romney has a nine. improvement, nationally, that would translate to something close to the same improvement in almost all of the states. that means romney would win north carolina, ohio, many of the close states. virginia would become a tossup. the question would be, could he win virginia? if not, could he pick something up elsewhere? i think it is important to recognize that a lot of the talk of the electoral college is premature. follow the national polls. a big lead there will win the electoral college. >> i would say our firm is a close friend of the romney campaign. [applause] >> i am going to agree with that assessment. we are five months up from the election, and a lot can change. i think, as many of you know, when a candidate is running for reelection, it is often a referendum on the incumbent's record. 3/4 of americans believe the economy is still in a recession, think their family financial situation is not better today. you have a sense that 70%, according to the latest national survey, say t
if mitt romney has a nine. improvement, nationally, that would translate to something close to the same improvement in almost all of the states. that means romney would win north carolina, ohio, many of the close states. virginia would become a tossup. the question would be, could he win virginia? if not, could he pick something up elsewhere? i think it is important to recognize that a lot of the talk of the electoral college is premature. follow the national polls. a big lead there will win...
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romney. folks, 8 more days. now, three days ago i was at the avon lake victory center. and the place was packed. people were enthused. they could see help is on the way with mitt romney and paul ryan. [applause] >> let me ask you, will you do everything you can do to ensure we can bring back america's promise. are you going to do it? put up your hand if you're going to make phone calls, commit to mitt today. let me see your hands. commit to mitt. this year, in ohio, you can commit early to mitt. go down to lorraine, 1985 north ridge road and vote early. you can leave after the event here -- and then on election day we cna find five people we know to get to the polls to commit to mitt. going for it. and we have to help the republican team. he needs a team that is with him. we have to make sure jim is reelected. jim jordan, bob gibbs are here. and i want to be the senior senator from ohio. we need josh mandel in ohio. we need him now. you know, president obama -- over the last four years has ma
romney. folks, 8 more days. now, three days ago i was at the avon lake victory center. and the place was packed. people were enthused. they could see help is on the way with mitt romney and paul ryan. [applause] >> let me ask you, will you do everything you can do to ensure we can bring back america's promise. are you going to do it? put up your hand if you're going to make phone calls, commit to mitt today. let me see your hands. commit to mitt. this year, in ohio, you can commit early...
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can romney narrow the gap? >> he can air it some, but he -- narrow it some, but he will not get a majority. >> i have been sliding poll -- citing poll numbers since we started talking. let me criticize myself. one of the things that we overdue in the press is to try to quantify presidential campaigns. they are essentially on quantifiable. -- unquantifiable. issues like the gender gap can disappear in a heartbeat. in my experience, again, economists say -- not over big issue. if the gdp is below 3%, than the incumbent gets kicked out. i do not believe any of that. in my experience, presidential campaigns are about to, is sometimes a three guys standing on a stage in october. the general public since it at -- tunes in at that point. they're not like you guys. they are not political junkies. they're not listening now. they even know who rick santorum used to be. [laughter] you get two candidates. the presidency is the most intimate office we have in this country. the president lives in your house. you see him for
can romney narrow the gap? >> he can air it some, but he -- narrow it some, but he will not get a majority. >> i have been sliding poll -- citing poll numbers since we started talking. let me criticize myself. one of the things that we overdue in the press is to try to quantify presidential campaigns. they are essentially on quantifiable. -- unquantifiable. issues like the gender gap can disappear in a heartbeat. in my experience, again, economists say -- not over big issue. if the...
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campaigning for mitt romney. the tour is scheduled to coincide with president obama's today swing into this state. this is about 25 minutes. >> we are trying to bring balance to barack obama's message as he travels across ohio and pennsylvania. he has a bus tour that he may have heard -- the betting on america tour. we should all get on america, this blessed and beloved country. but we should not double down on barack obama. his presidency has been a losing hand for america. [applause] he is coming across the great state of pennsylvania talking about what he can do for the middle-class. do not be duped. he made these big promises in 2008 to the middle-class and america more broadly and he's broken just about everyone of them. let me go through a few examples with you. when he was running last time, he said he was not going to raise taxes on anybody under to let a thousand dollars. remember that? amongst the other broken aspects of that, the united states supreme court said his individual mandate on health insuran
campaigning for mitt romney. the tour is scheduled to coincide with president obama's today swing into this state. this is about 25 minutes. >> we are trying to bring balance to barack obama's message as he travels across ohio and pennsylvania. he has a bus tour that he may have heard -- the betting on america tour. we should all get on america, this blessed and beloved country. but we should not double down on barack obama. his presidency has been a losing hand for america. [applause] he...
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romney do not need another tax cut. you need some help right now to make sure your kids are living the kind of life you want for them. and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. [applause] on almost every issue, you have the same kind of choice. when the auto industry was about to go under, when million jobs lost, my opponent said let's let detroit go bankrupt. what did i say? i am betting on america's workers. i am betting on american industry. guess what? three years later, gm is number one again and the american auto industry is rolling back. so i believe in american manufacturing. i believe in making stuff here in america. my opponent, he invested in companies who are called pioneers of outsourcing. i believe in in sourcing. i want to stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas. let's give tax breaks to companies investing right here in the united states. let's invest in american products -- american workers to the commit product and ship them around the world w
romney do not need another tax cut. you need some help right now to make sure your kids are living the kind of life you want for them. and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. [applause] on almost every issue, you have the same kind of choice. when the auto industry was about to go under, when million jobs lost, my opponent said let's let detroit go bankrupt. what did i say? i am betting on america's workers. i am betting on american industry. guess...
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what about a romney administration? what sorts of promises, if any, have been articulated? >> scott, let me make it clear say there had ot been a proposal by the administration. they produced a long awaited white paper in january of 2011, which laid out three options. those options were a private solution, a government solution, or a hybrid solution. i'm not being very facetious here in saying that. so, we haven't will a proposal from either side. a proposal from either side. a proposal from either sidfrom either side. a proposal from either side.h a proposal from a a proposal from either side.d a proposal from either side. i would expect that a democratic would see some of the good things that the provided.ave three go back to my opening charts about how the mortgage market has changed because of that, and would want to keep something like them around. and i think that the republican administrati administration, if it came in, would want to go more to a free market kind of solution without any g.s.e.'s. i would hope that the suggestion i made and the mortgage bankers assoc
what about a romney administration? what sorts of promises, if any, have been articulated? >> scott, let me make it clear say there had ot been a proposal by the administration. they produced a long awaited white paper in january of 2011, which laid out three options. those options were a private solution, a government solution, or a hybrid solution. i'm not being very facetious here in saying that. so, we haven't will a proposal from either side. a proposal from either side. a proposal...
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there is really no difference between mitt romney 2008 and romney 2012. he has tried to sound more conservative. >> he is more skilled than he was in 2008. what is this a quiet in effort in?discuss that inde i think his skills are looking grim because they are being measured against newt gingrich and rick santorum. it really is a tragedy that he is ungoogle-able, but he is. if rick santorum were being invented today, maybe he could compete. but he comes from someplace. i think that is why mitt romney looks good. today in south carolina, he got into a red-faced screaming match with a voter on a rope lines in america is right and you are wrong. who are you just thinking back? when a child asked him what he wanted to run for president, he went into a lot the motion no. tell it has been difficult to work out with the state planning attorney which grandchildren get which millions of his fortune. it has seemed like it is going to win. if i change my name to something else, would that be ok? i think that mitt romney is running to win. i think it is likely that h
there is really no difference between mitt romney 2008 and romney 2012. he has tried to sound more conservative. >> he is more skilled than he was in 2008. what is this a quiet in effort in?discuss that inde i think his skills are looking grim because they are being measured against newt gingrich and rick santorum. it really is a tragedy that he is ungoogle-able, but he is. if rick santorum were being invented today, maybe he could compete. but he comes from someplace. i think that is why...
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romney had not paid his taxes. the republican presidential candidate was asked about when he would announce his pick for vice president. this is 15 minutes. >> good morning. sorry for the extra noise. if we did not have the air conditioner on, you probably could not stand here. i turn to you for any questions you might have. please. >> with the jobs added last month, are we still in recession? >> we still have 23 million americans out of work. you'll see job numbers that bounce around. there is no question we have 42 months with unemployment above 8%. this administration said, if they got there stimulus, they would hold unemployment below 8%. they said the measure and have not been below 8% since. with this number of middle-class families struggling, it is clear these policies have not worked. his team said that by now we would have unemployment at 5.5%. it is still above 8%, 8.3%. i am not going to look at every monthly statistic. but this continues a pattern of american families really struggling, having hard tim
romney had not paid his taxes. the republican presidential candidate was asked about when he would announce his pick for vice president. this is 15 minutes. >> good morning. sorry for the extra noise. if we did not have the air conditioner on, you probably could not stand here. i turn to you for any questions you might have. please. >> with the jobs added last month, are we still in recession? >> we still have 23 million americans out of work. you'll see job numbers that...
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called ", the real romney." he has for years into this reporting of the profile of this presidential contender. i guess the big question about mitt romney, what is it about him that animates or informs his desire for public office? host: that is a great -- caller: that is a great question -- guest: that is a great question. his father ran for president and tried to run -- drop out in the first primary where he had problems. mitt romney is trying to succeed where his father failed, but also because he shares some of those same ambitions. he does have a calling for public service. he has been thinking about this from a very early age. as a teenager, he was following his father around when his father was running for governor. there is an anecdote that we describe in the book where it is past midnight and he is this group -- he is advising whahis father what to do with legislators. that has been with him for a long time. with the core conviction that he has a lot of answers. one thing he says every day on the campai
called ", the real romney." he has for years into this reporting of the profile of this presidential contender. i guess the big question about mitt romney, what is it about him that animates or informs his desire for public office? host: that is a great -- caller: that is a great question -- guest: that is a great question. his father ran for president and tried to run -- drop out in the first primary where he had problems. mitt romney is trying to succeed where his father failed, but...
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guest: mitt romney. we need someone who understands -- being self-employed must my career, i am looking for a president that understand just what it takes for small business people to try to make things grow. host: lisa, why did you come out tonight? guest: i came out to support my husband in his position. i am for michele bachmann. host: i'm trying to switch arms here. what is happening on the breakfast table mornings? guest: well, we will see. i will make my mind up in the caucus. host: what you like representative bachmann? guest: i strongly support michele bachmann because of her views on life, anti-abortion, and our stance of life from conception until natural death. that is wide. -- that is why. host: holder you? -- holder you? guest: 12 and 13. if i was old enough to vote, i would definitely vote for mitt romney. guest: he gave a strong speech. if i was old enough to vote, i would vote for him as well. host: let me ask you before we go. , what does mitt romney need to do to carry into north's hamp
guest: mitt romney. we need someone who understands -- being self-employed must my career, i am looking for a president that understand just what it takes for small business people to try to make things grow. host: lisa, why did you come out tonight? guest: i came out to support my husband in his position. i am for michele bachmann. host: i'm trying to switch arms here. what is happening on the breakfast table mornings? guest: well, we will see. i will make my mind up in the caucus. host: what...
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, and it is mitt romney. [applause] all across america people want to know if they can get their kids in college, can they pay their of insurance, is my family going to be ok. the main way that we will answer the question is whether they have a job. it has been a real treat to get to know mitt romney. we traveled together on various trips when i was governor. i got to know him behind the scenes, so to speak. he is a great man of character and integrity. he loves his family. you watch him and ann romney and it is obvious they loved each other and they have been married 40 years or more. he is a great dad. he is a great grandpa. he has an incredibly loving relationship with his grandchildren. it is great to see the strength of the character of his family. i will not just introduced the next president of the united states, but i will introduce within the group of people that helped keep him grounded, that shaped his values, and you will see not just him, but the next great first lady, ann romney. i would like to
, and it is mitt romney. [applause] all across america people want to know if they can get their kids in college, can they pay their of insurance, is my family going to be ok. the main way that we will answer the question is whether they have a job. it has been a real treat to get to know mitt romney. we traveled together on various trips when i was governor. i got to know him behind the scenes, so to speak. he is a great man of character and integrity. he loves his family. you watch him and...
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including mitt romney. november -- excuse me, september and october is not the time to find out that there is something out there that is a problem. we need to know it now. as i talked about georgetown, i think that that is fair for us to say -- is that the right type of mentality, that american people want to see in the leader of this country? people putting a lot of debt on the country, a lot of people losing their jobs. that is the point i was making. the bigger issue is that americans have lost confidence in washington and in wall street. congress was the facilitator in that. you want a congress with a record that has been vetted and a record of job creation and they have a vision for our children so that my son knows that he is able to go risk capital and have a chance with tax policy that i put out, that 20% flat tax policy is the reason i would pull back every regulation that has been in place. and have that philosophy instilled into this country. do it every day. not just talk about it. people are s
including mitt romney. november -- excuse me, september and october is not the time to find out that there is something out there that is a problem. we need to know it now. as i talked about georgetown, i think that that is fair for us to say -- is that the right type of mentality, that american people want to see in the leader of this country? people putting a lot of debt on the country, a lot of people losing their jobs. that is the point i was making. the bigger issue is that americans have...
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you mentioned obamacare/romney care and mr. barnett mentioned the police power of the states versus the federal government. i'm wondering on the first hand, is there anything in the constitution that would protect us of the state's assertion of power and is it sort of assumed people could move states or what are the sort of benefits or drawback that states regulate health care in that way versus the federal government? >> you could make an argument on the state's power along the line's pam said but it's not an existing doctrine that would succeed. this is based on the existing doctrine, not the original meaning of the constitution which shows the mandate is not constitutional and base on existing doctrine and states under existing law do have this power. ron one of the reasons states historically have a broader power under congress under the original meaning of the constitution is apart from historical reasons of the way it happened is when any state exercises their broader powers in an impressive way, there's a competition bet
you mentioned obamacare/romney care and mr. barnett mentioned the police power of the states versus the federal government. i'm wondering on the first hand, is there anything in the constitution that would protect us of the state's assertion of power and is it sort of assumed people could move states or what are the sort of benefits or drawback that states regulate health care in that way versus the federal government? >> you could make an argument on the state's power along the line's...
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that is mitt romney. don't hate me, hear me. vote for mitt romney, get hired. vote for obama, get fired. host: if you had any thoughts on the comments from the viewer in ohio? guest: we had ann romney with our lieutenant governor. strong smell has been a pretty solid republican area -- strongsville has been a pretty solid republican area. host: let me ask you in the two and a half minutes we have left. what are you going to be watching for on election night in ohio? what returns are you most interested in? guest: we have a couple of swing in counties, bellwethers within the bellwether. lake county is just east of cuyahoga county along the lake. they usually turn in results first and then have often predicted that president. i am going to look there and in central ohio. there is stark county. they are usually a nice bellwether. we are going to see totals all across the state immediately with early voting totals and absentee ballots because those are processed and recorded but are not tallied. it is the pus
that is mitt romney. don't hate me, hear me. vote for mitt romney, get hired. vote for obama, get fired. host: if you had any thoughts on the comments from the viewer in ohio? guest: we had ann romney with our lieutenant governor. strong smell has been a pretty solid republican area -- strongsville has been a pretty solid republican area. host: let me ask you in the two and a half minutes we have left. what are you going to be watching for on election night in ohio? what returns are you most...
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mitt romney has done very, very well. [cheers and applause] for those of you who are still thinking about what you should look for in choosing a presidential candidate, let me suggest this -- values, he should be confident -- competent of leading this country, and beating barack obama. [applause] my wife and i know mitt romney and his wife very well. i am proud to report that they have a faith that humbles me. five children and 18 grandchildren -- that is enough to be the majority in the state of montana. [laughter] one of the things that stands out in his life as a businessman and in public service as that they know how government works or does not work. jack recently said that mitt romney is the most qualified person to run for president in his lifetime. he is a pretty smart fellow himself. some say that mitt romney has changed his views over time. it has changed to a more conservative point of view. he has evidence of executive leadership and action. let us, he has weathered attacks for his conservative positions. for
mitt romney has done very, very well. [cheers and applause] for those of you who are still thinking about what you should look for in choosing a presidential candidate, let me suggest this -- values, he should be confident -- competent of leading this country, and beating barack obama. [applause] my wife and i know mitt romney and his wife very well. i am proud to report that they have a faith that humbles me. five children and 18 grandchildren -- that is enough to be the majority in the state...
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will you give a warm i'll welcome to mitt romney -- iowa welcome to mitt romney? [laughter] and -- [applause] ♪ ♪ >> my goodness. look at this. you are so kind to be here. wow. thank you. thank you des moines. [chanting "mitt"] >> what a thrill. what a way to get started. the six -- this is exciting for me and my family. i say my family because they are here. there are other elected officials here. when has been organizing to get congressman to help out. where is he hiding out over here? there he is. i want to say thank you to jason for the work he has done in congress. he got 47 congressmen to help out. congressman blake is also helping us out. i would like introduce my family first. no applause. wait, because there are a lot of them. this is my oldest son, father of four. this is my son matt, father of four. this is josh, father of five. and here comes credit, the baby of the family, her father of two sons. you can give applause to these guys. thank you guys. our son ben is a doctor. he is in residency and cannot be here tonight, because he is doing his job
will you give a warm i'll welcome to mitt romney -- iowa welcome to mitt romney? [laughter] and -- [applause] ♪ ♪ >> my goodness. look at this. you are so kind to be here. wow. thank you. thank you des moines. [chanting "mitt"] >> what a thrill. what a way to get started. the six -- this is exciting for me and my family. i say my family because they are here. there are other elected officials here. when has been organizing to get congressman to help out. where is he...